Business & Management

Tracy McLeod BSc (Hons) C.Build E MCABE Project Manager for Jhai Building Control.

It has been a month of firsts for me. My first outing since the Coronavirus lockdown to a safe and discrete inauguration at HQ; donning the presidential chain for the first time; chairing my first CABE virtual board; my first attempt at crowd control through digital means; and my first welcome page in Building Engineer as your new President. 

Following the CIC Low Value Dispute Model Adjudication Procedure (CIC LVD MAP) launch on 1 May 2020, on behalf of the Construction Industry Council, Stephen Hodder MBE Chair of CIC conferred Niall Lawless with Honorary Affiliate Membership for his services to the CIC and the construction industry. 

CCW has appointed Emma Clancy as its Chief Executive. Emma joins from global building products manufacturer BMI.

Justin Sullivan is the CIC’s new Deputy Chair and is expected to succeed Stephen Hodder MBE, the incumbent Chair.

New CABE Vice-President Joseph Birt PgCert (Fire Safety) C.Build E FCABE

Even during Covid-19, CABE is finding innovative ways to bring members value, says Kirri Porter-White, Training & Learning Development Manager

Ben Venktash, independent Building Environment Services Engineer in the US, discusses the fantastic possibilities of state-of-the-art ventilation systems.

Managing Director of Faithful+Gould, Jon Sealy is the newest board member of the Pagabo Foundation.

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced Terry Sharp as its new President.

The University of Northampton, in association with LECS (UK), has created the Alex MacDonald Award for Lift Engineering in memory of Alex MacDonald who died in February.

Ben Venktash, C.Build E FCABE, is a consultant Building Services Engineer and a member of CABE’s US chapter.

The unusual inauguration of CABE President Jayne Hall

Mediation can prove a low-cost end to construction and engineering disputes. Niall Lawless, Chartered Arbitrator & Engineer, Adjudicator, Mediator and Chair of the CIC ADR Management Board, discusses.

A bright future for Sarah Sivyer.

Robert Gary FCABE, Senior Building Control Surveyor at East Devon District Council and CABE South West Regional Chair.

Gerald Kelly, General Manager for the Confederation of Construction Specialists, asks why Professional Indemnity Insurance isn’t working for the UK construction industry.

Janice Warman makes a business case for diversity, but are there still too many barriers for the industry to realise its potential?

Kyran Sze, FCABE, Chair of Kyss Properties, is the Hong Kong Chair for the newly opened Hong Kong office.

Neuroscientist Katie Hart says that if we want to bring diversity to the industry, we have to look at how we communicate.